Midsomer Murders

TV Series · 7.5 / 10 · 23 Mar 1997 · English

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

Vera

TV Series · 7.4 / 10 · 1 May 2011 · English

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

TV Series · 7.3 / 10 · 8 Apr 2002 · English

DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.

Endeavour

TV Series · 8.1 / 10 · 14 Apr 2013 · English

The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.

Barnaby Jones

TV Series · 7.0 / 10 · 28 Jan 1973 · English

Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV Series · 8.2 / 10 · 8 Jan 1989 · English

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV Series · 6.4 / 10 · 16 Mar 1996 · English

In the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick DS, later DI, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining down-to-Earth wit and humour.

Des

TV Series · 7.2 / 10 · 14 Sept 2020 · English

The story of one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men, the series explores the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man like Nilsen.

The Coroner

TV Series · 6.3 / 10 · 16 Nov 2015 · English

High-flying solicitor Jane Kennedy returns to the seaside town she left as a teenager to take up the post of coroner, becoming an advocate for the dead as she investigates sudden, violent or unexplained deaths.

The Bill

TV Series · 6.8 / 10 · 16 Oct 1984 · English

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

TV Series · 7.5 / 10 · 26 Dec 1984 · English

Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.

Inspector George Gently

TV Series · 7.9 / 10 · 8 Apr 2008 · English

Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.